Yep just when you think Trad Bow can't get any better wood arrows I just started making them to and I never knew I had a crafty side  .

I've killed a ton of game with wooden arrows over the years. I currently shoot aluminum exclusively. Nothing like the aroma of a freshly broken XX75.   

Nothing fancy but straight and matched, weight and spine..............
One  thing also, you always got kindling to start a fire in a pinch

Nothing as pretty as a dipped and crested woodie.   Carbons or aluminum just ain't the same.

Quote from: Ari_Bonn on May 02, 2018, 03:51:53 PM
Nothing as pretty as a dipped and crested woodie.   Carbons or aluminum just ain't the same.

Yup. And what's nice is you can change up cap dip, cresting, fletching colors and quantities as your mood changes.

Very nice fellas...keep them coming! 

55/60 Surewood by Snag, 48# Tall Tines recurve. 160 grn Stos. so Simple, good weight as is.[attachment=1,msg2795540]

Made these to match a set of arrows I had as a kid:



Made this set for myself...



...and this set for my son.

Well, ever since getting rid of my training wheels and picking up a Trad bow many years ago, my two longbows have never ever shot anything other than wooden shafts.

My 55lb Blackwidow PLX  shoots really well with 70-75# Surewoods and 160 grains up front, and my 75lb PLX absolutely loves 105-110# Surewoods with 235 grains or 135# Forrester Wood Shafts with 335 grains out on the sharp end.

Wooden arrows still seem to put all sorts and sizes of game on the ground without any fuss. I've taken game from rabbits to buffalo with wooden arrows, and plenty of other things in between.  I really don't see any reason to change.

Is wood as straight and as consistent as carbon or aluminium? Not as a rule. But with a little care they can be more than straight and consistent enough.

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And I love settling down to start making up another set of wooden arrows. I find it very therapeutic after a tough week at work.

Best
Lex

Some douglas fir from my good buddy Gary Hall.

Before and after pics.